The pride and joy of the Middle East, Beirut is a great place in the heart of all that is hectic. There are some gorgeous places to go skiing up at the mountains and there is also a place called je3eyta, where icicles and crystals have formed for many years inside a cave. Also, to me Beiruit is synonomous with starbucks lollypops hehe. It also has nice places to shop and resturants. Lebanese cuisine is famous.